- With a view to the promotion of the objects specified in section 13, the Institute may-

(a) provide for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in the science of modern medicine and other allied sciences, including physical and biological sciences;

(b) provide facilities for research in the various branches of such sciences;

(c) provide for the teaching of humanities in the under graduate courses;

(d) Conduct experiments in new methods of medical education, both undergraduate and postgraduate, in order to arrive at satisfactory standards of such education;

(e) prescribe courses and curricula for both undergraduate and postgraduate studies;

(f) notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, establish and maintain-

(g) train teachers for the different medical colleges in India;

(h) hold examinations and grant such degrees, diplomas and other academic distinctions and titles in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education as may be laid down in the regulations;

(i) institute, and appoint persons to, professorships, reader ships, lectureships and posts of any description in accordance with regulations;

(j) receive grants from the Government and gifts, donations, benefactions, bequests and transfers of properties, both movable and immovable, from donors, benefactors, testators or transferor's, as the case may be;

(k) deal with any property belonging to, or vested in, the Institute in any manner which is considered necessary for promoting the objects specified in section 13;

(l) demand and receive such fees and other charges as may be prescribed by regulations;

(m) [ construct quarters for its staff and allot such quarters to the Staff in accordance with such regulations as may made in this behalf; [Cl. (m) re-lettered as clause (o), and clause (o) as so to re-lettered, clauses (m) and (n) inserted by Act 30 of 1987, section 2 (8-9-1987)]

(n) borrow money, with the prior approval of the Central Government, on the security of the property of the Institution;]

(o) [ do all such other acts and things as may be necessary to further the objects specified in section 13.] [Clause (m) re-lettered as clause (o), and clause (o) as so to re-lettered, clauses (m) and (n) inserted by Act 30 of 1987, section 2 (8-9-1987)]